Re: Might be worth while to update your kernel

On 9/11/25 10:53 PM, Xi Ruoyao ([email protected] via lfs-support Mailing List) wrote:

> You should ALWAYS use the latest stable or LTS kernel if you are so
> careful about security, instead of only upgrading when a news comes into
> the home page of your browser or something.

I agree for new builds.  However, for established systems it is useful to note that 
the kernel get updated about about six times a month.  Updating that often is clearly 
impractical.  For a lot of LFS users where there is only one user, most of the 
security issues are not relevant.

   -- Bruce

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